Barbara Kahn
BARBARA KAHN is a playwright, director, actor, acting and playwriting coach. She has performed in the U.S. and Europe. Her plays have been produced in the U.S., France and Germany. Theater for the New City has been the primary New York City home for Barbara’s plays since 1994. Barbara has directed in New York, Paris, and at the National Theatre in London. Among many awards, she was honored with the Torch of...
BARBARA KAHN is a playwright, director, actor, acting and playwriting coach. She has performed in the U.S. and Europe. Her plays have been produced in the U.S., France and Germany. Theater for the New City has been the primary New York City home for Barbara’s plays since 1994. Barbara has directed in New York, Paris, and at the National Theatre in London. Among many awards, she was honored with the Torch of Hope Award for achievement in non-profit theatre, following past recipients Terrence McNally, John Guare, August Wilson, Horton Foote and A.R. Gurney; the joint Robert Chesley Playwriting Award/Wurlitzer Foundation Residency in Taos, NM; the James R. Quirk Award for the Performing Arts; a 2017 Acker Award for her work in downtown theater; and the 2019 Doric Wilson Independent Playwright Award. With Jackie S. Freeman, she co-authored the lyrics to “Actions are the Music of the Free,” music by Jennifer Giering, performed at the United Nations Tribute to Dame Nita Barrow. Barbara was named one of 2015’s “100 Women we Love” by GO! Magazine. Recent awards: The Doric Wilson Independent Playwright Award, the Nancy Dean Lesbian Playwright Award. Member: The Actors Fund Performing Arts Legacy Project, Honor Roll! SAG/AFTRA, The Dramatists Guild. Portrait by Seth Ruggles Hiler.